Shaving-brush attachment



ATTOR N EY Dec. l0, 1929. w. E. coDDo SHAVING BRUSH ATTACHMENT Filed Sept. 2, 1927 \Z' ,a 33 Malawi:

Ptented Dec. 10, 1929 i ".l F' i UNITED: STATES PATENT FFIC wIfLLrAirI Ii.y CoDDo, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Y l i VsirAvINe-iaiwsrr ATTACHMENT Applieetiendmed september 2, 1927. seriai No. 17,195.

This invention relates to certain novel imof and to protect the same from dampness or provements in a shaving brush attachment the like. and more particularly to a styptic pencil To accomplish this and other objects of the adapted for attachment to the handle of a invention, I have shown in Fig.- 1 a shaving i 5 shaving brush and has for its principal object brush 10 which includes a handle Yportion 11 55 the provision of an improved construction of carrying the vusual bristles 12. This-handle y this charactery which will be highly4 eflicient `11 in the present instance has formed therein in use and economical in manufacture. ahollow compartment 13 and the openend of Among the salient objects of the invention this compartment is closed by a cap 14 secured 10 is to provide a simple arrangement of parts in closing position through the medium of a 60 for associating astyptic pencil Ywith ashaving bayonet and slot connection 15. rIfhe cap 14 brush.' y Y has formed therein a socket 16 threaded. as

Other objects will appear hereinafter. Y at 17 to receive a plug 18. Formed as an inte- The invention consists inthe novel combigral part of this plug 18 are radially disposed f 15 nation and arrangement of parts hereinafter lingers 19 having -the upper end portions 20 6F? described and claimed. I slightly curved outwardly to provide guiding The invention will be best understood by surfaces 21. The styptic pencil is indicated reference to the accompanying drawing, at 22 and is associated with the plug 1-8 by showing the preferred form of construction, mounting the end Vportion 23 thereof between .20 and in which: the fingers 19, which fingers 19 are preferably 70 Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional deof a yieldable structure whereby to friction'- tail view of the invention. ally hold the styptic pencil.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional de- When the styptic'pencil is not in use the tail view of the invention showing a modified same is com'ined in compartment 13 and to form of construction. use the styptic pencil it is only necessary 75 Fig. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional deto detach the cap 14 from connection with the tail view of the invention showing a still furvhandle 11. ther modified form of construction. While I have illustrated a bayonet and slot Fig. 4 is a typical side elevation view of a connection for the cap 14, it is manifestl that '30 styptic pencil, embodied in the invention. the cap may be threaded into the compart- S0 Fig. 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional devment without departing from the spirt of the tail view of the invention showing a still furinvention. Y l ther modified form of construction; and In Fig. 2 I have illustrated a modii'ied form Fig. 6 is a sectional detail view taken sub- ,of construction and in this form of construc- '35 stantially on line 6 6 of Fig. 1. tion the cap 14 defines an annular'flange 15 85 145 being a part of the shaving brush is easily Aelement 22.-

Styptic pencils7 with which I am familiar, adapted to lit into a recess 16 formed in the prior to my invention are sold to the buying handle 17. The edgelS of the flange 15 is public apart from the shaving brush and the .tapered outwardly from the cap 14" a suiiiuser of the styptic pencil ordinarily is careless Acient distance for snapping engagement in in placing the same away when not in use the recess 16. The styptic pencil 22 is asso- 90 and often the styptic pencil when not in use ciated-with the cap 14 by mounting-the end comes into contact with moist articles or the .portion 19 between the fingers 20 formed as like and is greatly deteriorated in its value. an integral -part of a holder 21 connected In addition to this, the styptic pencil not to the cap 14'- through the medium of a screw lost or misplaced when not in use. It is there- This structure is extremely simple and affore one of the many objects of this invention fords expeditious association of the styptic to provide a simple arrangement of parts for l pencil with the shaving brush. fassociating the styptic pencil with a shaving InFig. 3 a still furthermodiied form of l brush whereby to afford convenient use thereconstruction is shown and this'form embodies 100 sleeve 32 is threaded into a socket 34 formed in the cap 26. The sleeve 32 has its upper end beveled inwardly to act upon a collar 32a carried by the fingers 28 for wedging the fingers against the pencil.

To assemble the parts thus described, the styptic pencil 22 is mounted with its end portion 29 between the fingers 28. The holder 27 is then threaded into the sleeve 32 after which the sleeve is threaded into the cap 26 and when the pencil is'not in use the cap 26k is detachably secured to the handle 24.

In Fig. 5 a still further modified forni of construction is shown and in this form of construction the handle 35 provides an annular fiange 36 within the compartment 37. Adjacent this open end portion and the threaded surface 38 of this flange is wedgeshaped for threaded engagement with the wedge element 39 formed as an integral part of the yieldable' fingers 40 of the holder 41 which holder in the present instance provides an integral' screw stud 42 threaded into the cap 43. In assembling these parts the pencil 22 is mounted with its end portion between the fingers 40. The holder is then threaded into the compartment and by reason of the wedge-shaped element 39 and tapered walls 38 the fingers will be yieldably pressed againstthis end portion of the pencil to removably hold,l the same in position in the holder.

rEhe pencil if desired may have this end portion, which fits between the yieldable fingers, covered with tinfoil 44 or the like.

It will be apparent from the description herein set forth that I provide a simple4 arrangement for detachably associating a styptic pencil or the like with a shaving brush handle.

In use, when the pencil has been worn beyond use the same may be removed and a new pencil substituted therefor.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification, without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of constructionl set forth, .but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

l. In combination, a shaving brush including a handle having a hollow interior opening outwardly from one end portion of the handle, a cap closing the end portion of' said handle, a holder secured to said cap and having a plurality of yieldable fingers adapted for engagementwith an end portion of the styptic pencil, means for detachably connecting Said holder to said handle when said cap is connected to said handle, and means for connecting said cap to said handle.

2. In combination, a shaving brush including a handle having -a hollow1 interior opening outwardly from one end portion ofthe handle, a cap closing said open end portion of said handle, said cap havi-ng'an inwardly opening screw-threaded socket Vformed therein, an open end sleeve having a screwthreaded base mounted insaid'socket, said sleeve having a screw-threaded portion formed interiorly thereof, a member having a base portion mounted in saidV screwthreaded portion and including yieldable fingers extending inwardly along said-sleeve adapted to receive the styptic pencil, and means in said sleeve adaptedv to force said fingers into engagement with said pencil.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM' E. CODDO. 

